Sugarloaf (ski resort)
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| Location: | Carrabassett Valley, Maine, United States |
| Nearest city: | Farmington, Maine |
| Coordinates: | 45°01′53″N 070°18′47″W / 45.03139°N 70.31306°W / 45.03139; -70.31306 (SUGARLOAF)Coordinates: 45°01′53″N 070°18′47″W / 45.03139°N 70.31306°W / 45.03139; -70.31306 (SUGARLOAF) |
| Top elevation: | 4,237 ft (1,291.4 m) |
| Base elevation: | 1,417 ft (431.9 m) |
| Skiable area: | 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) |
| Runs: | 135 |
| Longest run: | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
| Lift system: | 15 |
| Snowfall: | 206+ average inches/year [1] |
| Web site: | SUGARLOAF |
Sugarloaf (formerly Sugarloaf/USA), is a ski area and resort is located on Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, northern Maine. It is the largest ski resort in the State of Maine, in terms of number of trails (135), skiable acreage (1,400), and snowmaking percentage (95%); its continuous vertical drop of 2,280 feet (690 m) is the longest in New England. Sugarloaf does not rank the highest in terms of skier days per year. Sugarloaf recorded a total of 352,000 skier visits in the 2005-2006 season, ranking it second among Maine resorts and 11th in New England, according to Ski Area Management magazine.[2][1][3]
At 4,237 feet (1291 m) Sugarloaf Mountain is second in elevation to Maine's highest peak, Mount Katahdin. The summit of Sugarloaf offers the only lift-serviced above-treeline skiing in the Northeast.[2] The Appalachian Trail crosses near Sugarloaf's peak and offers 360 degree views of Maine's Western Mountains and New Hampshire's White Mountains.[4]
As of 2007, there were 54 miles (87 km) of marked trails and a total of 651 acres (2.6 km²) of developed trails. There were 1,400 acres (6 km²) of skiable area boundary to boundary. The fifteen chairlifts have the capacity to 21,180 skiers per hour. There are also 135 marked trails and glades, most of which are named after logging terms in a tribute to Maine's logging history. Trails include thirty-four rated as green square (26%), forty blue square (31%,), thirty-six black diamond (27%), and twenty-one rated double black diamond (16%). There are also seventeen glades (13%), and five terrain parks. Lifts include two SuperQuads, two high-capacity quads, eight doubles, one triple, two surface lifts. The Sugarloaf season runs from mid-November through late April.[5][2]
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